Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC result

Full-time · Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC

Major League Soccer · Sun, 14 May 2023 01:30 BST · Children's Mercy Park

Updated 9 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Sporting Kansas City · Minnesota United FC · Head-to-head

Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC — Sporting Kansas City won this Major League Soccer match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Sporting Kansas City beat Minnesota United FC 3–0 at Children's Mercy Park in Major League Soccer on Sunday 14 May. Expected goals (xG) tell a different story: Minnesota United FC, from fewer shots (6 to 9), created the better chances, 1.32 xG to 0.91 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

The goals

Sporting Kansas City led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (9’, assisted by Dániel Sallói), Dániel Sallói (22’, assisted by R. Walter) and G. Kinda (84’, assisted by J. Russell).

Discipline

A. Chilowicz showed three yellow cards — against 3.3 yellows a game across the last 15 matches refereed (all competitions). The bookings — Sporting Kansas City: D. Rosero (21’); Minnesota United FC: M. Tapias (36’) and Michael Boxall (66’).

What it changes

Minnesota United FC are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Dániel Sallói (Sporting Kansas City) 9.3, K. McIntosh (Sporting Kansas City) 8.4 and Timothy Melia (Sporting Kansas City) 7.9 led the match.

Next up

Sporting Kansas City next host Austin on 25 October 2026.

Minnesota United FC next travel to Houston Dynamo on 25 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Sporting Kansas City: Sporting Kansas City v Austin, Sunday 25 October — the preview. Next for Minnesota United FC: Houston Dynamo v Minnesota United FC, Sunday 25 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC · Major League Soccer
Venue: Children's Mercy Park · Kansas City, Kansas
Referee: A. Chilowicz
Head-to-head (last 6): Sporting Kansas City 2 · draws 2 · Minnesota United FC 2 · 2.83 goals/game
Recent form: Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L · Minnesota United FC 1W 2D 2L

Sporting Kansas City 3–0 Minnesota United FC (Major League Soccer): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 9 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.75 / 1.38

Goals

against 1.25 / 1.5 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.5 / 5.17

Corners

against 4.17 / 5.67 · 2 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 6 matches

3.83 / 4.17

Shots on target

against 4.67 / 3.17 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2.5 / 1.17

Cards

against 2.33 / 1 · 2 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 May 2023. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 May 2023. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Sporting Kansas City for / against	Line	Minnesota United FC for / against
Goals scored	0.75 for · 1.25 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1.5 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.5 for · 4.17 against n 6 Last 5	9.5standard	5.17 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	12 for · 12 against n 6 Last 5	19.5standard	12.33 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	3.83 for · 4.67 against n 6 Last 5	8.5standard	4.17 for · 3.17 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.17 for · 11.83 against n 6 Last 5	21.5standard	8.5 for · 8.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2.5 for · 2.33 against n 6 Last 5	3.5standard	1.17 for · 1 against n 6 Last 5

Sporting Kansas City

Sporting Kansas City — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
G. Kinda n 8	53.1	2.3 6/3	1.9 5/3	—
M. Tzionis n 8	29.8	2.3 5/1	1.1 3/0	—
W. Agada n 8	72.1	1.7 6/3	0.9 3/2	—
Robert Castellanos n 4	65.8	1.7 3/1	0 0/0	—
Róger Espinoza n 8	59.8	1.7 5/2	1.1 5/1	—

Sporting Kansas City — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
W. Agada n 8	72.1	2 6/3	0.8 5/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	85.6	1.4 7/3	0.9 5/1
E. Thommy n 8	79.9	1.3 6/3	0.7 4/1
A. Pulido n 8	62.8	1.3 5/2	0.7 4/0
Róger Espinoza n 8	59.8	1.3 5/2	0.9 3/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
G. Kinda n 8	53.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
M. Tzionis n 8	29.8	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
Dániel Sallói n 8	85.6	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
E. Thommy n 8	79.9	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
W. Agada n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Sporting Kansas City — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Davis n 3	63	3.3 3/3
Felipe Hernández n 8	37.3	3.3 4/3
C. Duke n 8	40.5	2.5 4/2
Graham Zusi n 8	77	2.3 5/3
N. Radoja n 8	51.5	2 7/2

Sporting Kansas City — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Timothy Melia n 8	90	2.8 6/4

Minnesota United FC

Minnesota United FC — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Rosales n 8	44.5	2.5 6/2	2 5/2	—
M. García n 8	43.6	1.5 3/2	0.3 1/0	—
Franco Fragapane n 8	49.3	1.4 5/1	1.4 4/2	—
R. Lod n 8	89.9	1.3 5/3	1 4/3	—
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	65.4	1.2 5/2	0.7 3/1	—

Minnesota United FC — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	56.6	2.2 5/4	0.8 4/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	87	2.1 7/4	1.3 6/4
R. Lod n 8	89.9	1.3 6/3	0.6 4/1
K. Arriaga n 8	84.3	1.3 7/3	0.3 2/0
M. García n 8	43.6	1.3 4/1	0.5 2/0

Minnesota United FC — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Amarilla n 8	56.6	0.4 2/0	0 0/0
B. Hlongwane n 8	87	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Rosales n 8	44.5	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
M. García n 8	43.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
Jeong Sang-Bin n 8	65.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0

Minnesota United FC — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Hassani Dotson n 8	54.5	3.3 7/5
W. Trapp n 8	74.8	2.7 8/6
Franco Fragapane n 8	49.3	2.1 6/2
D. Taylor n 8	89.9	1.9 6/5
R. Lod n 8	89.9	1.9 8/5

Minnesota United FC — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 11 May 2023. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. St.Clair n 8	90	1.9 6/3

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Sporting Kansas City		Minnesota United FC
56%	Possession	44%
0.91	Expected goals (xG)	1.32
9	Shots	6
4	Shots on target	3
5	Shots off target	3
0	Blocked shots	0
5	Shots inside the box	4
5	Corners	3
1	Offsides	4
11	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	0
4	Saves	1
563	Passes	438
90%	Pass accuracy	87%

Sporting Kansas City player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
J. Davis	90	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	7.5
D. Rosero	90	1	0	1	1	0	3	Y	7.9
Andreu Fontàs	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
L. Ndenbe	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
R. Walter	90	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	7
A. Pulido	90	0	0	2	1	1	0	0	7.2
Dániel Sallói	90	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	8.2
E. Thommy	86	0	0	2	0	1	3	0	7.2
J. Russell	86	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	7.9
Timothy Melia	69	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
N. Radoja	62	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	6.9
G. Kinda sub	28	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	6.9
K. McIntosh sub	21	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Graham Zusi sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
Felipe Hernández sub	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Minnesota United FC player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. St.Clair	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
Michael Boxall	90	0	0	0	2	Y	6.5
M. Tapias	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.2
D. Taylor	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
R. Lod	90	0	0	1	2	0	6.2
K. Arriaga	90	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
B. Hlongwane	90	0	0	0	3	0	6.2
Kemar Lawrence	82	0	0	0	3	0	6.6
Hassani Dotson	65	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
Jeong Sang-Bin	65	1	1	0	0	0	6.2
B. Kallman	45	0	0	0	1	0	6.5
Franco Fragapane sub	45	1	0	2	1	0	6.6
M. García sub	25	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Amarilla sub	25	4	2	0	1	0	6.9
Zarek Valentin sub	8	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Sporting Kansas City v Minnesota United FC — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Sporting Kansas CityLWLWL

Last 5: 2W 0D 3L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Minnesota United FCLWDLD

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.6 scored / 1.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Sporting Kansas City 2 · 2 draws · Minnesota United FC 2 · 2.83 goals/game

2022-09-18 Sporting Kansas City 4–1 Minnesota United FC
2022-07-14 Minnesota United FC 1–1 Sporting Kansas City
2021-10-31 Minnesota United FC 2–1 Sporting Kansas City
2021-09-16 Sporting Kansas City 4–0 Minnesota United FC
2021-08-21 Minnesota United FC 0–0 Sporting Kansas City
2020-12-04 Sporting Kansas City 0–3 Minnesota United FC

League standing · 2023

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Sporting Kansas City#8 pos44 pts34 pl-3 GD

Minnesota United FC#11 pos41 pts34 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Sporting Kansas City scored1.41

Minnesota United FC scored1.35

Sporting Kansas City conceded1.5

Minnesota United FC conceded1.5

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC?: In their last 6 meetings, Sporting Kansas City won 2, Minnesota United FC won 2 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.83 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Sporting Kansas City and Minnesota United FC?: Recent form — Sporting Kansas City 2W 0D 3L; Minnesota United FC 1W 2D 2L.

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